21 October 2011: launch of the first two Galileo satellites
21 October 2011: launch of the first two Galileo satellites
Double success: On 21 October at 12.30 CEST the first two Galileo satellites were launched on board a Russian Soyuz rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. This was the first launch of a Soyuz rocket from French Guiana.
